The Industrial Print Integration (IPI) conference returns to Düsseldorf from 24 to 25 November, bringing together manufacturers, researchers, developers and technology providers working in the fields of industrial, functional and specialist printing.
From 19 to 22 May 2026, FESPA launched ‘Corrugated’, a new trade fair and conference, in Barcelona. This new accompanying event, part of the FESPA 2026 programme, took place alongside FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience, WrapFest and Textile.
Companies collect data but often doubt its reliability and therefore work with fragmented system landscapes that hinder the flow of information. On this topic, the Hamburg-based management consultants at Apenberg & Partner have conducted a survey on digital transformation in the printing industry and packaging printing.
Three colour production printers from Fujifilm – the Revoria Press PC2120S / PC2120, the Revoria Press EC2100S / EC2100 and the Revoria Press SC285S / SC285 – have been awarded the ‘Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2026’ by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen. The Red Dot Design Award, an international accolade for product and industrial design, recognises outstanding design achievements based on criteria such as the degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics, environmental compatibility and durability.
Mimaki Europe, a leading manufacturer of industrial inkjet printers and cutting plotters, was presented with three EDP Awards at the association’s 2026 awards ceremony, which took place as part of the FESPA Global Print Expo. Mimaki was honoured in the following categories:
The Truepress JET 560HDX has been awarded the PrUA Digital Press System Certification – Inkjet based on the technical standards of the Idealliance division of PrUA, an authority in colour management which also awards G7+ certification. It rigorously assesses the accuracy of colour reproduction and the output stability of inkjet systems.
With Proofiler Graphic Connect, EyeC GmbH is introducing a fully cloud-based, system- and hardware-independent prepress inspection software solution to the market. This SaaS solution enables automated PDF-to-PDF comparisons for key prepress use cases. It allows prepress companies and departments to integrate quality checks into their existing production processes with greater transparency and flexibility.
In industrial DTF production, it is becoming increasingly clear that bottlenecks in scaling arise less from the printing technology itself and more from a lack of process stability. Unsynchronised processes, variable thermal conditions and manual handover points often lead to inconsistent quality, downtime and inefficient capacity utilisation.
Kornit Digital Ltd., a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production, has unveiled the Atlas MATRIX system at Konnections 2026 in Hollywood.
